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" VOLUME 6 NUMBER 47 PEMBROKE, N.C. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1976 154 PER COPY
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COUNTY PORTION OF
PROPOSED $16 MILLION
DOND IS $8,260,000
Possibly as early as dcit spring.
Robeson County voters will get an
opportunity to vote on thek.piwposetf'816
million Bond Issue as put forth by the
six school systems in .Robeson County.
More than half the proposed amount
(S8.260.00) would secure to the county
system which, among other things,
proposed a new high school in the Rex
Rennert area with Magnolia and
Parkton Schools'*renovated to fill 'the
needs of a student body up to the eighth
grade only. At the present time, both
Magnolia and Parkton support a high
school.
Supt. Pnrnell Swett in a recent
interview, indicated that such s high
school would probably.'be equally
divided between Indian, Black and
White children with an enrollment of a
projected 600.
Purnell Swett, superintendent of Rob
eson County Schools, said Friday his
recemmandatiop for the new high
school was baaed purely on educational
needs, not politics.
I "We could have looked at what would
have been politically expedient and put
a few dollars at this school and a few
dollars at that one." Swett said. "But as
far as education goes we'd be getting
nowhere.
"My concern is that every child be
given the chance for a quality educa
tion." Swett said, "and that can be best
done with a consolidated high school
like we're proposing..
"If you build s single high school and
take the staff from two high schools you
can offer a more diversified curriculum
that will offer solid academic programs
and vocational programs."
Swett ssid he had met with principals
and parent advisory groups at
Magnolia and Parfcton high schools to
discuss the proposed consolidation.
Under the proposal, Swett said.
Magnolia shd Parfcton would be reno
vated for kindergarten through eighth
grade, with alfhigh school students
going to Rex Rennert.
The new high school would be built on
the campus aPthe present Rex Rennert
elementary school, doubling the class
room space at the facility.
"There was some concern about
busing," said Swett, "but we really
don't consider* that a major worry.
"For one thing, if HEW (the U.S.
Department of Healthy Education and
Welfare) was going to enforce busing in
Robeson Counjy it would have been
done in 1970," Swett said. "Now their
hands are a little tied.*
Swett said he realized the new school,
plus other proposals in the package not
year repealed, would be a shock to some
county residents.
"This is the sort of proposal I don't
mind talking to anyone hbout," Swett
said, "because the aim is a better
education for our children.'.They're the
ones that suffer if thtf school system
isn't what it should be.
AT MONDAY'S MEfenjHO OF THE
ROBESON COUNTY Bf)ARD OF
COMMISSIONERS
The Robeson County Board of Com
missioners Monday night on an unusual
split vote agreed to* call for the bond
issue, but did not specify a date.
Board member BoShy Dean Locklear
was the only commissioner to vote
against the bond issue, saying he would
only vote in favor of the bonds if he was
convinced that the money would be
spent wisely.
"I am not convinced that the S16
million can be spent wisely with six
school systenia." Locklear said. "I am
bitterly opposed to>*ix school systems."
Commission H.T. taylor, who made
the motion to approve the bond issue,
told Locklear he did not believe merger
of the county system with five city
systems should .be tied to the bond
issue.
Board Chairman Herman Dial said
before the vote that it is customary for
bond issues to receive a unanimous
vote, showing the board's endorsement
of the bonds.
It just doesa't look good to have split
decision," Dial said.
Before voting on the bond issue, the
board rejected a substitute motion by
Dial calling for a meeting with the sis
school superintendents and the snhonl
board chairmeo, along with Dr. Crajg.
Allen, president of Robeson Technical
institute.
Allen, Monday night*, asked that a S3.7
million building program for the
Technical Institute be included with the
school bond issue.
Allen, in a presentation prior to the
bond issue vote, told the commissioners
RTI needs double its classroom spact
immediately. He asked the county to
immediately begin a massive building
campaign.
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Allen said he could nqt tell the
commissioners if the RTI board wanted
to be lumped together with the six
school system^ in the bond issue or
listed on a separate ballot.
The school systems have submitted
their proposals for using the bond funds
if approved, but those proposals had not
been given to the cqpimissioners in
writing Monday night.
Commissioner Bill Herndon question
ed the motion to approve the bond
issue, saying he had not yet seen the
written proposal of the county system.
Mr. Morriah
Hosrs
Homecoming
Mt. Morriah Baptist Church's Home
coming will begin December 3, 1978.
There will be special singing, dinner in
the fellowship hall following worship
service, and the Rev. Dalton P. brooks
will be guest speaker.
The singing service begins at 2 p.m.
Pastor is the Rev.- Ted Brooks.
Pembroke
Planning Board
Meets
The Pembroke Ptarailag Board hold Rs
monthly meeting November 30, 1471,
? 00 p.m. in the fcRy Hall
The Planning Board diacasasd several
Heme pertaining to. (he long range
planning for the betterment of the lawn
of Pembroke.
Tim Rev. John Bskjpsm has been
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Mr. Olive Penrecosrol Holiness
Church porricipores in
Harvesr Train
PEMBROKE Mrs luela Chavis.
project director, holds up the sign
heralding the goals of Mt. Olive
Pentecostal Holiness Church in the
Harvest Train sponsored by the Pente
costal Holiness Conference for the
Falcon Children's Home, a home for
children in need.
Noted Mrs. Chavis, "The home ia for
all children, irregardless of race or
creed." The Harvest Train is an annual
event of the churches in the conference,
The Harvest Train this year is
expected to begin in Dunn (on Tuesday,
November21, 1978) and wind upon the
Falcon Children's Home Campus later
in the day.
This is the eleventh year Mrs. Chavis
has served as project director of the
Harvest Train for Mt. Olive Pentecostal
Holiness Church.
She is shown with her pastor, Rev.
Elton Bryan who is helping her load up
the approximately 81,000 worth of food
aad other commodities gathered up by
the church sad Mrs. Chavis.
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Oduffi Home Benefit Dinner
Oeemed a Success
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Over $12,009 ~ raiaed by MB
people 9 B b?l Oil <Bmm Satarday
nigh I ai PmlwY Slate University to
help pay for |?J romplettoa of the
Indian Men ,J (oitage at Odnin
Baptist Cbl idfi Home, located ad
jacent to the aalveraity. A total of 250
attended at a cant M $100 par ticket,
speaker ?u Ralph SmHh of Bom, who
lo the brother of television personality
Arthur Smith. Chairman of the steering
committee for the Indian Cottage Is Dr.
Kngllsh K. Jones, chancellor of Pem
broke State University.
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New Marque Donated to PSU
JL
iMto Hawkins (Ml), ?tn prooMoat
tad general manager of Pepsi-Cola
Bottling Ce. of lumbertea, la shown at
the official preeeatattoa of a huge
marquee (backgrond) to Pembroke
State I! at varsity. Dr. English E. Jones
Marl, nu rhiariMii, ***** the
sign Car Am school. Waltar Oxaadhte,
PSU director ml rmmmmnm development
who helped to moke the aign a raaJMy
through hla contacta with Hawklne, la
ehown at right.
PEMBROKE--Through the generosity
of the Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co. of
Lumberton, Pembroke State University
has a handsome new marquee in front
of its campus, advertiflpg the many
events that take place on campus.
The sign, which is Hluminated at night,
is5 ft. by 9 ft. in sue and mounted on an
edifice made of stucco and steel. The
Sign is painted K?id and black, the
' school colors.
The sign, counting its supply of
Interchangeable letters, is valued at
S2.S00.
Carlton Hawkins vice president and
general manager of the Pepsi-Cola Co.
in Lumberton. said at the official
presentation how delighted his com
pany la to donate the sign to Pembroke
State University: "As a member of the
business community, we want to do our
part to promote the community itself
and especially Pembroke State Univers
ity because it is a community affair. We
are delighted to present this sign to
Pembroke State University. We hope H
will be beneficial to them-and are sure
It will be."
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Accepting the sign on behalf of the
University was Or. English B. Jones,
chancellor, who seidi "Since the sign
haa gone up, we have received
wiriuvi i til rwejwiniE iiurn inruwjimv I
the area relative to da efforttv?iepe. In,
the past we have had many out Menial
programs--not only in sports hut in our
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mare ateeru of them, This sign dees it.
"Today 'el aur eouastl
ililting. E woe remarked haw icemen
done Mm eWertiiraam of Mm sign has
uatvereMv rsdeaaaw. Tesierdev
the director of our dramatic program i
remarked that the sign is doing wonders
for Pembroke State University.
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"I'm grateful for it. It is something to
which we have looked forward fbr some
time. I've hesitated in the past .to put a
sign in front of the campus because I did
not want to detract from the general
appearance of the school. This sign
doesn't detract, it enhances that
appearance.
"Everything we know of that Is
important and is happening in the
community we make a note of so*
everyone traveling the road In front of
the campus wi|l see -It.
Dr. Jones expressed his deep thanks to
Hawkins and Pepsi-Cola for the sign.
"I'm eternally grateful to Mr. Hawkins
and Pepsi-Cola for helping us to do this.
I can assure him it's going to he used
and be one of the greatest assets to the
university," Dr. Jones said.
Much of the credit for making the
marquee a reality can be attributed to
Walter Osendine. director of rduource
development at PSU. "Walter eras
probably the motivating factor bdbtod H
all," said Hawkins. "He and I have kept
in touch."
Osendine initially contacted Hawkins
and has been behind the prefect all the'
way. Looking at the sign upon its
111fr)cii^tittfi OiffidiiM ii||
of iSw greatest things we're had to
happen en our cam put H has Increased
campus "We've had a let af paapfc"
led ue that thte Increase has beau due
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out our amuauMlly have' Ilea riMktfto
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DISCO DANCE
A disco dancft- will be held at Sim
Brook's ResflTunint November 24, 1978.
It will begin at 8:00. Gtas Lewry will be
there with his "Short Circuit" disco.
Admission is S2.00. Prizes will be given
to the best dancers. Come out and be
judged "Disco Queen" or "Disco
King". Join the "heat" at the Disco
that can't be "beat" this coming Friday
night.
HUNT NAMES LOW1Y TO
VETERANS' AFFAIRS COMMOSSION
Gov. Jim Hunt has named Monroe F.
Lowry of Pembroke to the Veterans'
Affairs Commission.
Lowry is an electica! contractor. He
served in the U.S. Navy from 1944 to
1946 and served in the Naval Reserve
the seven following years. He is a
member of the Robeson County Agricul
ture and Industrial Commission and a
former town councilman.
The Commission is composed of 11
members, all appointed by the Gover
years.
The Commission advises the Governor
on matters relating to the affairs of
vert e ran ? in the state.
ELECTION i IN WASHINGTON STATE
CUNNINGHAM LOSES, FOLEY WINS
Kep. John Cunningham, who introduc
ed legislation to abrogate Indian treaty
rights, will not be back on Capital Hill.
He lost to a liberal Democrat, Mike
Lowry. Tom Foley, whom Mel Tonasket
hoped to unseat, won by a narrow
margin over Duane Alton. Tonasket,
running as an independent, was report
ed as gaining about eight percent at the
vote-apparently not quite enough to
achieve his goal. In other races: Sen.
William Hathaway of Maine, who
pushed through White House approval
for an Indian land claims settlement
plan that would no!'cost the voters ot
Maine one cent, found that was not
enough. He lost to William Cohen, who
has the distinction of being described
by the Wahtagtan Star as "a poet and
former college basketball star."
Maine's former attorney general Joseph
Brennan, who has been a steadfast
opponent of most of the negotiated
settlement attempts with the Indians,
was elected governor. In South Dakota,
another former attorney general Wil
liam Janklow, not generally considered
a great friend of the Indians, 'was
elected governor. In Arizona, however.
Governor Bruce Babbitt, who had won
Navajo Tribal Chairman Peter Mac
Donald's support by pledging support
of the tribe's self-determination efforts,
was re-elected. Neither of the architects
of the upcoming changes In Indian
education required by P.L. 95-561
(formerly H.R. IS) will be back in the
House. Rep. Albert Quie was elected
governor of Minnesota and Rep.
Michael Btouin of Iowa was defeated.
LADY LIONS SPONSOR CHRISTMAS
GIFT SALE
The Pembroke Lady Lions are sponsor
ing a Christmas Gift Sale Saturday,
November 25 near the Piggty Wtggly
store In Pembroke. All the items for
sale are hand made.
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11th Annual
Robeson Co.
'College Night'
PEMBROKE-Wednesday,
Nov. 29, from 7 to 9 p.m., wVl
be the Uth annual Robeaon
County "College Night" at
Pembroke State Unlveraity,
providing high school juniors
and seniors in Robefon County
an opportunity to learn first
hand about the colleges and
universities of their choices.
Representatives of approxi
mately 76 institutions of high
er learning will visit Pembroke
State University to explain the
merits of their respective
schools and provide bro
chures. etc. They will repre
sent universities, colleges,
institutes* budnSIs"
hospitals and military.
Their being preaent in a
group saves students and
parents the expense of
traveling to the schools to
obtain information.
"College Night" will take
place In the Auiillary Gym
nasium of Pembroke State
University's Jones Health and
Physical Education Center.
Questions on admissions
requirements, financial aid,
etc., will be answered by the
representatives of the differ
ent schools. Student and
parents may move at will from
one college booth to another
where literature win be die
played.
This Is the sixth year that the
"Robeson County College
Night" at PSU has been coo
ducted in one huge room.
Because of this approach,
students can visit more school
representatives.
"We are expecting some
1,500 high school students
for this college night," said
Dr. Norma Jean Thompson,
dean of admissions and regis
tration at PSU.
Talking to prospective PSU
students will be Warren Ba
ker, director of admissions,
Sam Cain and Anthony Lock
tear. admission a counselors;
and Dr. Thompson.
All superintendents, other
administrative officials and
school counselors from Inks
son County administrative
units are Invited to "OoMsgs
Night." The superintendents
indode Purnell Swett, lobe
son County schools; I.J.
Wicker, Red Springs; Douglas
Y. Young, Maxton; Leon M.
McLsea, Fairmont; and Dan
?irf Kennedy. St. Pants.
And Gilbert CarsR. Lambeth.
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